Proposals for observing time for Semester 2001A
(February-August 2001) at the Gemini North telescope, the Cerro Tololo
Inter-American Observatory, and the Kitt Peak National Observatory, and for
community access time at the Hobby-Eberly Telescope are due by Saturday
evening, 30 September 2000, midnight MST. Articles in this section provide
specific information on the capabilities provided at each facility.

Proposal materials and information are available on our Web page
(http://www.noao.edu/noaoprop/). Investigators should use the Web form to
initiate all proposals. Although the Web form is the starting point for all
proposals, we do provide both e-mail and Web options for submission.

Web submissions. The Web form may be used to complete and submit proposals.
The information provided on the Web form is formatted and submitted as a
LaTeX file, including figures that are "attached" to the Web proposal as
Encapsulated PostScript files.

E-mail submissions. If you prefer to prepare your proposal locally as a
LaTeX file and then submit it by e-mail, that option is still available.
Investigators using the Web form are requested to fill out certain
information on the general information, investigator information, and run
information pages (what is required through the Web form varies with each
facility, so read the instructions carefully). After these pages have
been completed, a "customized" LaTeX file can be downloaded or returned to
you by e-mail for completion and submission by e-mail. Follow the
instructions in the LaTeX template for submitting proposals and figures.

The addresses below are available to help with proposal preparation and
submission: